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Kip Wells has retired from baseball.

Wells will pursue a front office or scouting job. The 36-year-old never reached the high expectations for him but still carved out a 12-year MLB career, putting up a 4.71 ERA for nine different teams at the major league level. Sun, Nov 10, 2013 10:19:00 AM

Wells went unsigned this offseason after posting a 4.58 ERA in 37 1/3 innings for the Padres last season. The Angels are taking a flier on Wells as starting rotation depth with Jered Weaver (elbow) expected to miss 4-6 weeks. Sat, Apr 13, 2013 09:34:00 AM

Heyman says Wells showed a "good breaking ball [and] changeup." But it's not clear whether the Phillies are going to make a formal offer. Wells, who turns 36 years old in April, posted an ugly 4.58 ERA and 19/20 K/BB ratio in 37 1/3 innings last season for the Padres. Wed, Feb 27, 2013 05:10:00 PM

Yunel Escobar (oblique) will head to the Angels' instructional league early next week.

If all goes well down in Arizona, Escobar could return to the Angels' active roster for the final weekend of the regular season. He has been on the disabled list since August 8 due to a strained right oblique muscle.

It sounds like he could make one final regular-season start Thursday against the White Sox, though nothing is official yet. Heaney has been sidelined since September 10 due to a left shoulder impingement. He returned in late August from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery.

Alex Meyer will undergo labrum surgery on his right shoulder on Tuesday and will be sidelined until 2019.

Yikes. Meyer has dealt with shoulder issues for years and has been out for nearly all of the second half while battling his latest problem. It's a shame, as while he's never shown an ability to throw strikes consistently, Meyer was missing a bunch of bats this season and posted a sub-4.00 ERA. Now he'll go a year and a half between appearances and might never be the same following the procedure.

Shoemaker underwent season-ending surgery on August 8 to release the radial nerve in his right forearm, but he should have a relatively normal winter and be 100 percent for the beginning of spring training next February. The 30-year-old starter is arbitration-eligible this winter.